Below are all our predictions--Christina's, Pete's and mine--for the 2015 New York Yankees:
"Good news Yankees fans! After a two year absence, the 2015
New York Yankees are headed back to the playoffs. It’s true that there
are a lot of question marks heading into the season for the Yankees--in both the
rotation and the lineup--that add up to sizable headwinds the team will
have to pass through to make it to the playoffs. But if the pitching stays
healthy and if the hitters can find a way to routinely beat the shift and stay
in the lineup, this team has a chance to be very good. They won’t win the
division but will come in second, good enough for the second Wild Card.
Not ideal but, given the disappointment of the past two seasons, it will be
enough. If there’s ever a time to believe that all the ifs will fall into
place, it’s the week before the season. Hope springs eternal.
Baseball is back and, come October, the Yankees will be as well."—Christina
"The 2015 American League East race is being described as 'wide
open' by fearless prognosticators, and that might be a good thing for
the Yankees. You probably have heard somewhere that the Yankees roster for the
upcoming season is seriously flawed. All winter I have advocated that success or
failure in the Bronx will depend on the top of the rotation (Tanaka, Pineda and
Sabathia) and the heart of the order (Beltran, Teixeira and McCann). Now I'm
thinking 'plus one' to each list. Nathan Evoldi could be a large factor
in the rotation, and Alex Rodriguez the same in the lineup--seriously. So
here is the deal and it's simple to remember: I will take my chances if the
rotation can get at least three of the starters to approach 200
innings. The heart of the order needs at least three of the aforementioned players to
start in, say, 130 games. All is well if this happens, in my opinion, and by
'well' I am predicting a second place finish with a play in game as the second Wild Card. Worked pretty well for San Francisco and Kansas City
last year. Stay healthy and we're playoff bound. Simple as that.-"---Pete
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